Fastening device



Dec. 7 1926.

D. MARINSKY FASTENING DEVICE Fild Jan. 22, 1925 13 IINVENTOR Dan's fl/arz'nszg/ BY ATTORN Patented Dec. 7,192.

navrs manmsnv, or Bnonx, new YORK.

This invention relates to fastening devices and particularly independent supports uncoupling the same;

' invention is to provide a device of the class form when viewed in plan as seen in Fig. 5

specified, employing means for coupling the separate parts or bodies of the fastening device together and to couple and uncouple the same; a further object being to provide means for coupling parts or other supports together and to hold. applications filed by me January -21, 1925, to facilitate the cou- Serial Numbers3738 and 3739. The -strands pling and uncoupling of the separate parts 12 and 13 serve to couplethe separatefimemof the fastening device; a further object being to provide a fastening device of the class to maintain said members in spaced relaparts of which is of tion, and as shown and described in said cothe same in position described, one of the greater length than constructlon, efficient scribed and claimed.

each of the views, and in which determined article or of a coupling block shown in Fig. 3;

form of my improved fastening device In the constructlon shown in Figs. .1 and fastenlng device is of rss'rnnrne ianvrcs.

Application filed January 22, 1925. Serial No. 3,923. a

the other, especially pending aLpplicationsQthe strands 12 and 113 in respect to the interlocking members of and the loops 10 and ll 'thereonv are enthe Separate parts, thereby facilitating the coupling and uncoupling of said parts; and with these and other objects in view, the invention consists in adevice of the class and for the purpose specified, which is simple in 16' and 17 respectively. 4

A part of one of the stu constructed and operated as hereinafter deis shown in plan in Fig. 6 of the drawing and iscomposed of a suitable piece of fabric The invention is fully disclosed in the or other flexible material having arranged following specification, of which the accomthereonspaced aperture panying drawing forms a part, in which the the members 10 and 11 separate parts of my improvement are desigit being understood that the strip 15 is pronated by suitable reference characters in vided' with similar apertures 19, and

' spacing of the apertures 18 and 19 will cor- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a part of a prerespond to the spacing of the members 10 in use, and which is apparel, showing one and 11.

part of the construction broken away.

' part of the construction in section. Fig.3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showthe use of the device,

is em loyed for couplin ing' a modification Fig. 4 is a detail view of one end portion toget er, said block employ.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and to devices of this class 2 of the drawing, I .provide a fastening deemploying twoparts or bodies independent vice employing two independent parts 10 of each other and adapted to be secured to and 11, each of said parts having a pluralfor quickly and easily ity of equally spaced interlocking members coupling said supports together and also for 10 and 11v preferably hook-shaped in form and the object of the when viewed edgewise and loop-shaped in of the drawing, said membersybeingpreferably provided with loo ed upon strands 12 an supporting the same i the separate garment clearly shown and described in c0 ps 10 and 11 mount- (113 respectively for n spaced. relation as bers in each part 10 and 11 together and gs or jackets ps, the strip 14,

s 18 through which are adapted to pass,

greater length than the part 11 or rather the Fi .2 is a view similar to Fig. l'butshowpart 10 is provided with a greater number ingt e parts in a different position and with of members 10 than the number of membars 11 employed on the latter part, and in a couplingblock 20 e parts 10and 11 ing substantially V-shaped in form and provided with two Fi 5 is a partial section on the line 5-5 bores 21 and 22 which intersect and open of Fig. 1 and on an enlarged scale;,and,'

Fig. 6 is a detail view of a part of an atblock 20and are divide tition 23 at the large end there e small end of the of, see Fig. 2

' block 20 has been mounted in position and the parts 10 and llsecured to the supportsof the drawing, and the side walls of the block 20 are recessed as indicatedat 24 and 25 in Fig. 5 of the drawing to permit of the passage of the parts 1 0 and 11 therethrough, and the recess 25 in the block 20 is enlarged adjacent the large end portion of said block as shown at 26 to permit the passage of the part 11 laterally into the bore 22 as will be clearly seen on a consideration of Fig. 2 of the drawing. In practice, and .after the I 16 and 17, stop members 27 are secured to one end portion of each of the parts 10 and 11 and to the respective supports therefor, while other stop members 28 are secured to said parts adjacent the other end portlon thereof, it being noted on a consideration of Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing that the latter stops 28 are securedone adjacent the last member 10" on said end portion of the part 10, and the other is located a predetermined distance away from the last member 11 on said end portion of the part 11, and the space between the last named stop 28 and the member 11" is substantially equal to the distance between the small'end of the block 20 and the enlargement 26 of the bore 22 formed therein, permitting the insertion of a predetermined number ofthe members 11 into the block 20 when the same is ad acent the I stops 28.

It is also preferredthat the supports 16 and 17 be coupled together by hook members 29 and 30 on the respective supports or coupled together in any other desired manner to retain said supports in predetermined relation one with reference to the other, but these hook members are not absolutely necessar as the parts 10 and 11 may be coupled her and interlocked by proper manipulation of the block 20, it being understood that any means may be employed for preventing the separation of the parts 10 and 11- adjacent the stops 28. In the use of the device shown in Figs. '1 and 2 of the drawing, it will be understood that in coupling the garment parts or' other supports 16 and 17 together, the block 20, which is always in engagement with the part 10, is moved adjacent the stop 28 on said part as shown in vFig. 2 and the members 11 of the part 11 are passed into the bore 22 through the enlargement 26 withthe stop 28 on the part 11 held in engagement with the upper or'reduced end of the block 20, after which the block 20 is moved'downwardly, which operation automatically moves the parts 10 and 11 into engagement to interlock themembers 10 and l1 one with the other in the manner partially illustrated in Fig; 1 of the drawing. If the hook members 29 and 30 are employed, the same arefirst hooked together to hold the supports 16 and 17 against separation in the operation of inserting the members 11 into the bore 22, and in some uses I of my invention, the hook members 29 and 30 will be practical and useful. Themanipulation of the block 20can be facilitated by employing a suitable finger piece 31.

In the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4 ofthe drawing, I have shown a modified form of coupling block 32 employed for coupling the separate parts 10 and 11 together, and in this construction the same number of members 10 and 11 are employed on the separate parts or in other I 5 words that portion ofsaid partsis substantially of the same length rather than of different lengths as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; and to provide for the attachment and detachment of the parts 10 and 1], the block 32 which is of the same general form as the block 20, is provided with a movable top side portion 33 hinged as. shown at 34 to the other or fixed side portion-0r to the block as a whole whereby the portion 33 whichconstitutes a lock plate may be moved into a raised position as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 4 ofthe drawing, to permit the passage of the part 11 into the recess or bore 35 formed in said side portion of the block '32, it being understood that the 'part 10 is normally retained in the recess or bore 36 in the other side portion of said block when the fastening device is in use. I also employ-a lock'lever 37 pivoted to the block as shown at 38 and the free end portion of which is adapted to be swung upon the plate 33 as indicated in dotted lines'in Fig. 3 of the drawing to hold said plate 'in closed. position, and the lever 37 is preferably provided with a raised lip 40 to facilitate the movement thereof into operative and inoperative positions.

' -With the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing, the parts 10 and 11 are coupled together by first engaging the hook sectedat any position the block may assume on the fastening device, by simply raising the plate 33 to release the pling the hook devices 29 and 30 and separating said parts by a lateral pull from either end portion thereof.

It will be noted withapplicants construcpart 11, uncou- -tion'that the end of the attaching device i where the separate parts are first coupled together is shown at the top of the sheet, while .130

, at'the bottom of the sheet in the several the end which is last coupled together is ures. For the purpose of description, the

end which is first coupled together by the slide member will be called the upper end,

and the other, the lower end; it being un-' derstood, however, that'in the use of the device, upper and lower has no specific mean- 111g.-

My invention is adapted primarily'for use in coupling two or more bodies. or supports of any kind or class, such for example as the end portions of a corset, brassiere, leggings, the flaps of an overshoe and the like, and as will be apparent may be used for coupling two totally independent and unconnected or related parts together,'means being employed for coupling the separatetparts of the fastening device together to permit of the interengagement of the interlocking members thereof. It will alsobe understood that-I am not necessarily limited to theform and construction of the sepaspecific rate parts 10 and 11 of the fastening device herein shown and described, and especially in the formation of the members 10 and 11 thereof and the method of said mounting, and various other changes in and modifications of the construction herein shown and described may bemade within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its a dvantages.

'Havmg fully described my invention,

what Iclaim as new and desire to secure by- Letters Patent, is w 1. A fastening device of the class described employing two independent parts adapted to be coupled and interlocked one with the other, and the interlocking portion of one of said parts being of less length than the corresponding portion of the other part to form a space at one end of said short part, means for detachably coupling said parts together, said means being movable longitudinally of said parts to interlock the same throughout-their length, the longitudinal dimension of said means being greater parts 'named part, a member of greater'len-gth than the length of said space, said means inthan said space and slidably engaging said parts for coupling and uncoupling the same, and said member being provided atone .side

with a recess of such dimensions as to permit lateral displacement of the first named or short part from said member. a

3. A separable fastening device comprising two independent parts having interlock ing portions whereby said partsmay be coupled and uncoupled, the arrangement of the interlocking portions'on one of said parts being shorter than on the other of said parts to form a space at one end of the first named part, a

member of greater length than said space and slidably engaging said parts for coupling and uncoupling the, same,

said member being provided at one side with a recess of such dimensions asto permit lateral displacement of the short part from said member, and means at both end portions of said parts for limiting the movement of said member thereon, and an attaching device on said parts for coupling the same together independent of said I member.

first named or 4:. A separable fastening device comprising two parts provided with coupling elements, the arrangement of said elements on me of said parts being shorter than on the other part, the elements of said parts being adapted to interlock in coupling said parts together, a slide member movable longitudinally on both of said parts for coupling and uncoupling the elements parts being provided at their opposite ends with stop devlces for limiting the movement of said member on both of said parts, the elements of said parts being in engagement with said member when in both extreme movements thereof, and said member having a recess at one side thereof whereby the elements of one of said parts, the arrangement of which is shorter than the elements of the other part, may be removed laterally through said member in the separation of said parts.

5. A separable fastening device. comprising two parts provided with coupling elements, the arrangement of said elements on one of said parts being shorter than on the other part, the elements of said parts being adapted to interlock in coupling said parts together, a slide member movable 1ongitudinally on both of said parts for coupling and uncoupling the elements thereof,

said parts being provided at their oppositeends with stop devices for limiting the movement ofsaid member on both of said parts, the elements of said parts being in engagement with said member when in both extreme movements thereof, said member having a recess at one side thereof whereby the elements of one of said parts, the arrangethereof, said 4 ment of which is shorter than the elements of the other part, may be removed laterally through said member in the separation of said parts, and means outwardly'of'thestops at one end of said parts. for detachably couments collectively on one of said parts being shorter in len th than on the other of said parts, and said member being recessed,

to permit of the separation of the part having the short arrangement of elements thereon laterally through said member when said slide member, is at one end of said parts.

7i. A separable fastening device comprising two parts, each part comprising a plurality of coupling elements fashioned from wire to form two loop portions, a flexible strand passed through one of the loops of said elements and to which said elements are secured with the loops mounted 011 said strand in juxtaposition and with the vother loops thereof in spaced relation and common alinement, an attaching member encircling the strand and the loops on said strand, a slide member movable longitudinally of both of said parts and adapted to couple and uncoupl'e the projecting loops of said elements, the arrangement of elements collectively on one of said parts being shorter in length than on the other of said parts to form a space thereon, and said member being of greater length than said space and having a recess at one side thereof- I whereby the shorter arrangement of loops may be removed laterally through said member in the separation of said parts.

40 8. A separable fastening device comprising two parts, each part comprising a plurality of coupling elements fashioned from wire to form two loop portions, a flexible strand passed through one of the loops of said elements and to which said elements are secured with the loops mounted on said strand in juxtaposition'and with the other loops thereof in spaced relation'and common alinement, an attaching member encircling the strand and the loops on said strand, a slide member movable lon itudinally of both of said parts and adapted to couple and uncouple the projecting loops of said elements, thearrangement of elements collectively on one of said. parts being shorter in length than on the other of said parts to form a space thereon, and said member being ofv greater length than said space and having a recess at one side thereof whereby 0 the shorter arrangement of loops may be removed laterally through said member in the separation-of said parts, stops at the end portionsof said parts for limiting the movement of said member thereon, and a-coupling device for coupling said parts tolength than said space and including means whereby when said member is moved to the -extreme upper end of one of the parts, the

shorter arrangement of coupling elements may be detached to separate the separate parts of the fastener.

10. A separable fastening device comprising two parts provided with interengaging coupling elements, a member slidably engaging said parts for coupling and uncoupling the elements thereof, the arrangement- -of coupling' elements on one of said parts being, shorter than on the other to form a blank space on one part ad'acent the upper end thereof, said member being of greater length than said space and including means whereby when said member is moved to the extreme upper end of one of the parts, the shorter arrangement of coupling elements may be detached to separate the separate parts of the fastener, and means for limiting slider on said parts.

11. A separable fastening device comprising two parts provided with interengaging coupling elements, 'a member slidably engaging 'said parts for coupling and uncoupling the elements thereof, the arrangement of coupling elements on 'one of said parts being shorter than on the other to form a blank space on one part adjacent the upper the upward and downward movement of the end thereof, said member being of greater I length than said space and including means whereby when-said member is moved to the extreme upperend of one of the parts, the shorter arran ement of coupling elements may be detached to separate the separate parts of the fastener, means for limiting the upward and downward movement of r the slider on said parts, and means at the upper end of said parts for coupling the same together independent of said member.

' 12. A separable fastening device comprising two straingers having interlocking elements, a slid member having diverging channels in whlch said elements are adapted to operate in the movement of said member longitudinally of the stringers, one of said stringers being retained against displace ment from one of the channels in said slide member .by stops at the-ends of-said stringer,

and means independent of the slide member for coupling said stringers together,-and the the slide member is at one end of the first to the opposite end of the stringers-in counamed stringer being adapted to be brought pling said stringers together. I

into juxtaposition to said stringer and in In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 10 alinement with the other channel of the slide my invention I have signed my name this i member by said means, and to be coupled 21st day of J an, 1925.

with the elements of the first named strin er inthe operation of moving the slide mem r DAVIS MARINSKY. 

